Jesus bronze statue

[GatorBoy]

I'll transport the image here.

 

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[JT]

I must say..that protrusion at the head has to have a purpose and the ring at the feet as well.
It really does look like a tool that would be hung when not in use.

Might sound strange, but when I saw the ring at the end and the general shape, my first thought was some sort of door knocker.

 

[bigscoop]

If the "ring" is laid flat to a table surface I'm wondering if the mystery piece at the other end rises up to create a small surface that something rested on, the arms perhaps helping to balance it. Sort of the "globe on the shoulder" type thing?

 

[aquanut]

In My Humble Opinion, I think that although this may or may not be Christ inspired, which I doubt, I think it's simply a tool. Most likely, as Gatorboy says, a means to pick up a lid off a wood/coal burning stove. It simply doesn't appear to have any relationship to religion.

 

[Southern_Digger]

Although the statuette has the attachment for removing a lid from a wood stove, I think it is a bit too small for that. On a long shot... it may be applied to removing a lantern or whale oil vent cover. However, I do think it has religious symbolism, therefore, I believe it is an attachment to an urn; or perhaps, for removal of an urn lid so ashes could be dumped at sea.

 

[ronen00a]

Hi Guys !
thank you all for the information and sorry for the delay ,
i wanted to go to his house and take picture of this myself , and to end the misunderstanding .
it appears there is NO writing on it , not for sure .
im very sorry again for the misleading .
there is what appears to be letters , cant realy figure .
the hands of the item also seems like they were holding somthing ,
i tried to take pictures the best i can ,
i also measured it for 20CM ,
if you need anything else from me ill be happy to do it .

 

[diverlynn]

It looks like it would work great as a can opener, maybe a paint can opener?

 

[GatorBoy]

Another idea I've been kicking around is... that there may have been a semicircular piece attached at three points...the hands and the protrusion at the head. It looks pretty obvious now that those are attachment points.
That would explain the look of the hands holding something And what appears to me to be solder points.
If that is the case it could have served as a handle for a crucible.

 

[LM]

I don't know anything about it but I'd bet all the chips that whatever it is, it's some sort of representation of Jesus and not a coincidentally shaped weight.